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Examples of fire station in a Sentence
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There wasn't a baby box at 3228 River Park Drive, so Samuel's biological mother wrapped him in a blanket and placed him in a Nike shoebox just at shift change at the fire station.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 12 Mar. 2024
Johnson County committed $15 million, half for a new fire station near the plant and half for road improvements.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024
According to the fire department officials, four-member crews could immediately depart a fire station and enter a burning structure quickly.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
The state currently has three baby boxes, one of which has received a surrendered infant; the rest have gone to hospitals, fire stations or other safe havens.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
Santa Ana police were called to fire station No. 73, at 419 S. Franklin Street, about 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15, said Officer Natalie Garcia, a Santa Ana police spokeswoman.
—Nathaniel Percy, Orange County Register, 16 Feb. 2024
The meeting will be 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers, at 560 Crandon Blvd., behind the fire station.
—Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
The Buckeye Police Department had received reports of gunshots near 253rd and Long avenues and were responding to the scene when officers learned the teen boys went to the fire station, police said.
—Marcus Reichley, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
The fire station's recognizable exterior is shot in Seattle, at their fire department's actual Station 20, per The Seattle Times.
—Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1877, in the meaning defined above
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“Fire station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20station. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.
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fire station
noun
: a building housing fire trucks and usually firefighters
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